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US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/11/2023 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final at CSIO Barcelona from September 28 – October 1, 2023. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) Devin Ryan (Long...

Succeed® Challenge Series for MidSouth Eventing and Dressage Association Renewed for 2008 Competition Year

by By Equine Resources International, LLC | 6/12/2008 10:13:00 AM

Freedom Health, LLC, continues to support local and regional equestrian organizations with the renewal of the Succeed® Challenge Series for the 2008 competition year for amateur members of the MidSouth Eventing and Dressage Association (MSEDA). Eligible members of MSEDA who use Succeed® Digestive Conditioning Program® and compete in selected events will accumulate points in the Succeed Challenge Series, which will award more than $2,000 in money and prizes to the highest-placing...

US Equestrian Launches Official USEF Rulebook App

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/13/2017 1:56:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Accessing the USEF (US Equestrian) Rulebook on the road or at events is easier than ever, thanks to the new USEF Rulebook App, featuring a search function. The app allows users to view the entire 1,200-page Rulebook chapter by chapter and to filter results by keywords and chapters or divisions, quickly sorting by the most relevant information or page. Users also can access recent Presidential Modifications (Pres-Mods) and Drugs & Medications documents. Other features...

Platform® Shetland Pony Congress Show Offers Free Admission and Family Fun

by By Johnny Robb | 7/25/2007 10:43:00 AM

The 2007 Platform® American Shetland Pony National Championship Congress show is set to kick off August 1-4 at the Gordyville Arena in Gifford, IL. Last year’s Shetland Pony Congress show drew almost 500 entries from all over the United States. “Shetland ponies are very versatile and compete in a variety of competitions, and the best-of-the0best go head-to-head each year at this Congress Championship show,” said American Shetland Pony Club Director of Operations Zona Schneider. Shetland...

New Round of Major Improvements for PBIEC After WEF 2008

by Brian Sosby | 3/20/2008 2:40:00 PM

Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC, announced Wednesday a preliminary plan for a new round of major improvements at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) to be completed by the "Celebration of the Horse" event in early December and well before the start of the 2009 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The improvements are the initial next stage in the top-to-bottom rebuilding of the PBIEC that began last December when Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) took over management of the...

2008 Succeed®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers’ Conference and Biomechanics Seminar Offered in Florida

by By Katherine Robertson | 12/6/2007 11:48:00 AM

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to offer another opportunity for its members to attend the Succeed®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers’ Conference featuring Jan Brink, the current Swedish National Dressage Champion for the fifth year in a row. The conference is set for January 20-21, 2008 at High Meadow Farm in Loxahatchee, FL. In addition to the two-day conference, the Palm Beach Dressage Derby is pleased to offer a Biomechanics Seminar on the Pyramid of Training with Dr....

US Equestrian Names U.S. Dressage Team for Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/8/2023 9:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that have been named to the U.S. Dressage Team for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, as well as the first reserve combination. The dressage portion of equestrian competition will run October 22-23 and 25 at the Escuela de Equitación Regimiento Granaderos in Quillota, Chile. As USEF Dressage High Performance Pathway Advisor, George Williams will serve as the U.S. Dressage Team Chef...

US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for BMO Nations Cup at 2023 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/4/2023 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team for the BMO Nations Cup at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ from September 6-10, 2023. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Brian Cournane (Wellington, Fla.) Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Calif.) Mimi Gochman (Palm Beach, Fla.)...

Pony Drivers Represent the Land Rover U.S. Driving Team in the Netherlands at the 2023 FEI Driving World Championship for Combined Ponies

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 9/7/2023 4:00:00 PM

Oirschot, Netherlands – Five U.S. athletes and their ponies made the journey to the FEI Driving World Championship for Combined Ponies, which took place Aug. 30-Sept. 3 at Steenhof Stables in the Netherlands. The championship featured single, pair, and four-in-hand ponies with teams and individuals from nine countries competing for world champion titles. Katie Whaley. ©Krisztina Horváth/Hoefnet The U.S. contingent included singles drivers Amy Cross and Hilary Mroz-Blythe, pair...

Selection Procedure for the Adequan®/USEF Junior Jumper Team Championship-Prix des States

by By Jennifer Haydon | 8/29/2007 5:41:00 PM

While the USEF Jumper Committee will oversee the selection process of the Adequan®/USEF Junior Jumper Team Championship-Prix des States, the committee is subject at all times to oversight and supervision by USEF, as the National Governing Body. Classes below defined as follows: Junior Jumper per JP117.2 and Open Jumper classes offering $25,000 or more in prize money per JP150. Zone 1 Gregory Prince, Coordinator Woodridge 12 Forest Rd. Medway, MA 02053 (917) 833-9954 Criteria: Junior Jumper...